Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Hess Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hess Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hess Island listed first.
- Beach Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Nescopeck
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Berwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wapwallopen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Briggsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Hobbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Mocanaqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Pond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Shickshinny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Waterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Sybertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Koonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Fowlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Lime Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
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- Huntington Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gowen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gowen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
- Nuremberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fern Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Derringer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Derringer is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Tomhicken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Town Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Asbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hess Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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